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oe) he 
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therefore, God never wrought miracle, to convince Atheisme, because 
his ordinary works convince it.’ 
P. 10g. [10] Comp. Macrobius, in Somn. Scip, ii. 12: Ideo physict 
mundum magnum hominem, et hominem brevem mundum esse dixerunt. 
[13] Gen. i; Ps. viii. 3, 6. Comp.:Bereshith Rabba, § 8: ‘Rabbi 
Tiphrai, i in the name of R. Acha(says), the superior beings were created 
in the i image and likeness (of God), and do not increase and multiply; 
the inferior increase and multiply, but were not created in the image and 
likeness (of God).’ [24] See p. 10, 1.5. [33] hath: Observe the con- 
struction as in p. 34, l. 25, ‘so great an affinity hath fiction and belief’ 
P. 110. [4] Otherwise .. spirits: i.e. with respect to the nature of 
angels and spirits the case is different. Comp. p. 158, 1.2. Lat. Secus 
est quod ad angelorum et spirituum naturam attinet. [7] Col. ii. 4, 18. 
[15-17] Lat. ceterum sobria circa illos inquisitio, que vel per rerum cor- 
porearum scalam ad eorum naturam pernoscendam ascendat, vel in anima 
humana veluti in speculo eam intueatur neutiquam prohibetur. [23] 2 Cor. 
ii. 11. [27] many: ‘ The theory of angels and that of fallen spirits form 
a large and not very profitable chapter in every Summa Theologiz.’ 
(Ellis.) See Reginald Scot’s Discourse concerning Devils and Spirits. 
[30] De Augm. iii. 3. 
P. 111. [2] Diog. Laert. ix. 72: év Buvd@ yap % GAjGaa, Cic. Acad, 
Post. i.12. [3] Paracelsus, Lib. Meteor. cap. 4. [9] pioneers: ‘ Pion- 
ners’ in ed. 1605. [17-23] And here .. superstition: Omitted in the 
Lat. [33] De Augm. iii. 4. 
- P. 112. [8] from mistaking: i.e. from being misunderstood. Comp. 
D’Ewes, Journal of the House of Commons, p. 560: ‘ Mr. Winch, one 
of the Committee in the Bill to keep horses from stealing, &c.’ [12] 
Comp. what Bacon says of Aristotle, p. 127. [23] John v. 43. [31] 
his scholar: Alexander the Great. 
P. 113. [4] Adapted from Lucan, x. 20 &c. Mr. Ellis has pointed 
out that Bacon has changed not only the order of words but the con- 
struction. The whole passage stands thus: 
*Tllic Pellzi proles vesana Philippi, 
Felix prado, jacet, terrarum vindice fato 
Raptus; sacratis totum spargenda per orbem 
Membra viri posuere adytis. Fortuna pepercit 
Manibus, et regni duravit ad ultima fatum. 
Nam sibi libertas unquam si redderet orbem 
Ludibrio servatus erat, non utile mundo 
Editus exemplum, &c.’ 
[11] wsque ad aras: i.e. so far as is consistent with religious obligations. 
Plutarch (De Vitioso Pudore, vi.) relates that Pericles, when asked to 
perjure himself for his friend, replied, pexpt rod Bopod piros eivi. See 
also Plut. Preecepta Ger. Reipubl. xiii, 17; Aul. Gellius, Noct. Att, i. 3. 
